Nestpick, an online housing search engine servicing rental markets in 200 cities around the world, ranked 110 cities by their alignment to 22 indicators based on the values, digital connectivity and leisure expectations of people born between 1997-2012.

Who are Generation Z?

Following research from the Pew Research Center, people born in this 15-year timeframe – Generation Z – are said to share common key social, political and technological experiences.Says Nestpick: “Born into the Fourth Industrial Revolution, a post-9/11 world, the climate crisis, and a global recession, Gen Z-ers are known to be digital natives who value security, diversity and autonomy, and aim to achieve it through pragmatism and determination.”Why is attracting Generation Z important?

With the majority of Generation Z now coming of age and entering the workforce in the wider context of aging populations, this in-demand and digitally connected talent pool will be working alongside artificial intelligence and grappling with the everyday challenges of complex change. Nestpick’s index therefore aims to help employers of this globally minded and globally mobile group to determine which cities around the world are meeting their needs, and consider how they are making themselves attractive destinations to appeal to the creators, advocates and pioneers of tomorrow.

Top 10 cities for Generation Z around the world

Crunching a range of data from e-governance, digital privacy and security, education, internationalism, the right to protest, social entrepreneurship to the AI sector and affordability, Nestpick ranked 110 cities based on their current or projected economic strength. It found the top cities to be:

London

Stockholm

Los Angeles

Toronto

New York

Berlin

Munich

San Francisco

Amsterdam

Vancouver

Why does London continue to be attractive to international talent?

Commenting on the findings, Ömer Kücükdere, founder and CEO of Nestpick.com, said: “Taking a values-centric approach to this study, we looked into which cities around the world best understand, advocate, and embody the principles Gen Z-ers prioritise.“Interestingly, despite the uncertainty surrounding Brexit and the high costs of living, our research has found that London ranks first overall.“Adding on to the advantages of a weakening pound, London has shown how it is at the forefront of digitalisation, advocacy, entertainment, and business. Brexit or not, London has the foundations to continue magnetising Generation Z in the long-term.”